Mint candies lead to drug arrest at Plymouth restaurant

PLYMOUTH – Candy that looked like drugs led to the real drug arrest of a late-night customer at a local restaurant early this morning.

Rich Harbert rharbert@wickedlocal.com @richharbertOCM

PLYMOUTH – Candy that looked like drugs led to the real drug arrest of a late-night customer at a local restaurant early this morning.

The manager of the McDonald’s restaurant on Samoset Street called police shortly after midnight to report a customer had a quantity of pills in his hand when he made a purchase.

Police responded, questioned the man and determined the suspected pills were actually just mint candies.

But police also determined the man was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant. Police then found the man had a spring-loaded knife and cocaine.

Officers charged Thomas D. Murphy III, 27, of 305 Beech St., Rockland, with carrying a dangerous weapon and simple possession of a Class B substance. Murphy was also charged on the warrant with assault and battery.